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Toronto CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Toronto CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs

Michael Dundas
Manulife
Global Head (AVP) of Cyber Protection, Architecture and Engineering

Sandra Liepkalns
Choice Properties REIT
VP, Information Security & Data Governance

Ranjika Manamperi
Ontario Power Generation
VP Cybersecurity & CISO
Members
Zaki Abbas
Brookfield Asset Management
SVP, CISO
Assaf Afek-Levy
GFL
CISO
Omar Al-Assaf
American Express
Director and Information Security Officer (BISO) for the Americas
Davis Arora
Honeywell
Senior Director of Cyber Security
Salman Ashraf
The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Director, Corporate Information Security Officer (CISO)
Mohsen Azari
goeasy
Director of Cyber Defense
Natalia Bakhtina
BFL Canada
Director of Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management
Keith Benedict
Postmedia Network Inc
Director IT Security, Audit and Compliance
Aamir Bhaijiwala
Chartwell Retirement Residences
Director Information Security
Shimul Bhattacharjee
Holcim
Global Information Security Officer, Infrastructure & Operation
Ireen Birungi
Interac
VP, Information Security & CISO
Simon Brown
Canopy Growth Corporation
Senior Director, Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Derek Browne
Northbridge Financial Corporation
CISO
Tom Campbell
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Director Cyber Security
Alpha Chan
Toronto Police Service
CISO
Sunil Chand
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
VP, Cyber and Information Security Officer
Nagesh Chawla
Foresters Financial
AVP, Enterprise Architecture and Information Security
David Cullen
AGF Management Limited
CISO
Jeff Curtis
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Chief Privacy Officer
Tracy Dallaire
McMaster University
Director Information Security
Sergio De Oliveira
Vale
Senior Information Security Analyst
Dan Di Salvo
Maple Leaf Foods
VP, Infrastructure & Security Services
Gennady Duchovich
Haventree Bank
Head of Cybersecurity
Adam Evans
Royal Bank of Canada
SVP & CISO
Andrew Faber
Toronto Pearson Airport
Director Security Technology Services
Steve Ferrigni
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
VP, IT & CISO
Chris Gaya
Munich RE
Head of IT Security, Architecture & Engineering
Kush Gidda
Zynga
Director, Application Security
Patrick Gilbert
Rona
Senior Director, Information Security
Manas Giri
WestJet
CISO
Rachel Guinto
First West Credit Union
VP, Cybersecurity
Arif Hameed
C&R Software
CISO
Le Ha Hang
CGI
VP, Enterprise Security
Vaughn Hazen
CN
CISO
Jihad Hazime
Marsh McLennan
Director of DevSecOps & S-SDLC
John Hewie
Microsoft Canada
National Security Officer
Fred Hopper
Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security
VP, Security
Umar Hossain
Staples Canada
Head of IT Operations & Cybersecurity
Rod Hynes
Bell Canada
Director, Information Security
Waruna Jay
Auxly
VP, Information Technology
Faiza Kacem
BNP Paribas
Head Americas - Operational Resilience, Crisis Management, and Third Party Tech Risk
Stephen Kerkmann
Revera
CISO
Vivek Khindria
Loblaws
SVP, Cyber Security, Network and Technology Risk
Raghavendra Kumar
Hudson's Bay Co
Divisional VP Security Architecture, Engineering & IAM
Karl Larson
Lightspeed HQ
VP Security
Tony Lee
Apotex
Associate Director, CISO
Beeya Makkar
Purolator Inc.
Director, IT Ops & Governance
Andrew McAllister
Safran Landing Systems
Deputy CISO
Daniel McAuley
Weston Group of Companies
Senior Manager, Information Security and Infrastructure
Brenda McCulloch
Teranet
CISO
Paul Min
Cadillac Fairview
Head of Information Security and Technology Operations
Craig Newell
GDI Integrated Facility Services
VP, Enterprise Information Security
Teodor Pana
SE Health
Director, Cyber Security
Kashif Parvaiz
University Health Network
CISO, RSOC Program Director
Craig Peppard
Wilton Re
VP & Group CISO
Mark Pryce
Toromont
Manager Cybersecurity
Vinay Puri
Thomson Reuters
VP, Head of Security Architecture
Blair Radbourne
OMERS
SVP, Enterprise Governance & Technology
Sam Rego
Mohawk Medbuy
CISO & Senior Director IT, Infrastructure & Operations
Mark Reid
Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
VP Cybersecurity & IT Compliance
Heloisa Ribeiro
EDC
Head of the Cybersecurity Program, Enterprise Information Security
John Roberts
Government of Ontario
Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of Ontario
Kirill Semenov
Hatch
Information Technology Security Officer
Shamnad Shaffi
BentallGreenOak BGO
VP, IT Security
Vishal Sharma
Achievers
CISO
Nilesh Shastri
Canadian Institute for Health Information
CISO
Arsen Shirokov
McMillan
National Director, Information Technology / CIO
Priya Sirwani
Fiera Capital
Global CISO & Head of Global IT Infrastructure
Raj Sivarajah
CI Financial
CISO
Gary Smith
EllisDon
VP, Enterprise Tech Relations
Clifton Sookdeo
Element Fleet Management
Director Information Security
Andrey Spiwak
Manulife
Senior Director, Cybersecurity, Resilience and Governance
Jeff Stark
Fasken
CISO
Les Stevens
Capital One Financial
Senior Director, Cyber Security and Divisional CISO
Danny Sutantyo
Interac
Director, Information Security and Compliance
Sohaib Syeed Ahmed
First National Financial
Director, Information Security
Deepak Upadhyaya
Baker Tilly International
CISO, Partner - Digital Tech and Risk
Nabeel Yousif
Flexiti Financial
CISO
Olivera Zatezalo
Suncor Energy
GM, Cyber Security & Privacy
Adam Zimmerman
Cineplex
Executive Director, Cyber Security
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
August 2, 2023 | 1 hour
Toronto CISO Town Hall
Toronto CISO Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
September 27, 2023 | an evening
Toronto CISO Inner Circle
Vantage Venues
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
December 12, 2023 | 1 day
Toronto CISO Executive Summit
Beanfield Centre
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JUNE 7, 2023
Integrating Threat Hunting in Your Multi-Layered Defense Strategy
Advanced threats take up valuable time and manpower for IT and security teams, so what can CIOs and CISOs do to manage threat intelligence? CIOs and CISOs in Seattle gathered to discuss how to protect their organizations from vulnerabilities, build a threat-hunting roadmap, and provide visibility about threats internally. These are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 29, 2023



BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
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BLOG | MAY 22, 2023
Key Things CISOs Should Know About Data Privacy
The primary role of a CISO is to manage the security of organizational assets. Here, Yunique Demann, Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead at NTT Data, and Governing Body Member of the Houston CISO Community, shares insight data protection best practices as it relates to security and the CISO’s functional areas.
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